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MILLER1 has reported an additive effect of X-irradiation and thymectomy in depressing immunological mechanisms in adult animals. Accordingly an investigation was undertaken to determine whether thymectomy improved the functional survival of homologous renal transplants in dogs treated with drugs.
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CALNE, R. Thymectomy in Dogs with Renal Homografts treated with Drugs. Nature 199, 388–389 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199388b0
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